Former Colorado Gov. Bitt Ritter, now director of the Center for the New Energy Economy at Colorado State University. (Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post)

Denver Post editor Gregory L. Moore interviews former Democratic Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, now director of the Center for the New Energy Economy at Colorado State University. He now works on energy efficiency, renewable energy and works with utility modeling, among other things, utilizing his past connections as governor. “How does a utility get customers to use less and less,” he asks, calling to mind one of the questions he now is trying to answer. Ritter also discussed how China’s rising energy consumption will affect the world. Ritter said he didn’t miss the caustic environment of politics or backstabbing that comes with being in his position as governor, noting that the amount of money flowing into politics is not a good trend for the state or country. He does, however, miss budget meetings.

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